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For the reader looking for a summary of Western philosophy there are only two outstanding choices -- Bertrand Russell's one volume history and the five volume series by Jones. I prefer Jones' because of his clear writing, the integration of philosophy with the culture and political events of the era, and the outline style in which he presents his ideas. I used the first edition as an undergraduate philosophy major. I have enjoyed reading the second edition several decades later to wipe away the cobwebs of my memory and to reacquaint myself with the greatest thinkers of our culture. Highly recommended to philosophy students and to general readers.
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In the course of writing my licentiate thesis, it was proven (to my great embarrassment) that I knew less about the history of philosophy than I should have known. Thus, I took it upon myself to read two great histories of philosophy "side-by-side" as it were--the series written by Fr. Copleston and this wonderful series. I would recommend this path to anyone who wanted to study philosophy seriously, for Jones makes up for Copleston's weaknesses, and vice-versa. This volume covers the history of classical philosophy from Thales of Miletus to late Scepticism. Its content corresponds (roughly) to pp. 13-445 of Copleston's first volume, "Greece and Rome".
As I want to end on a good note, I will first state why I did not award this volume five stars. The first reason is the price--do not make my mistake and buy this book new! If you're visiting this page and wondering whether you should buy this book, the answer is a resounding YES, but buy it used! It has all the hallmarks of a college textbook (overpriced, poor binding, and an easily-destroyed cover; the slightest scratch reveals itself like it would on the silver backing of an iPod). Second, Jones occasionally interjects his understanding of Christianity and opposes it to the philosopher he covers (such interjections are rare, but are meant to make an impression). Jones would have done better to preface his remarks on Christianity with the words, "As I understand Christianity...." His hyper-individualist interpretation of Christian salvation is not shared by all Christians (particularly those of the Catholic confession, such as myself).
Now, on to the good! One of the strengths of Jones's work is the amount of source-material he provides.Read more ›
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This book, 'The Classical Mind', is the first volume of a five-volume series on the history of Western Philosophy by W.T. Jones, professor of philosophy in California. This series is a very strong, thorough introduction to the course of Western Philosophy, beginning at the dawn of the philosophical enterprise with the pre-Socratics in ancient Greece to the modern thinkers such as Wittgenstein and Sartre. It has grown, over the three decades or so of its publication, from one to four then to five volumes. It has remained a popular text, and could serve as the basis of a one-year survey of philosophy for undergraduates or a one-semester survey for graduate students. Even advanced students in philosophy will find this valuable, all major topics and most minor topics in the course of philosophy are covered in these volumes. Jones states that there are two possible ways for a writer to organise a history of philosophy -- either by addressing everyone who ever participated in philosophy (which could become rather cumbersome if one accepts the premise that anyone could be a philosopher), or to address the major topics and currents of thought, drawing in the key figures who address them, but leaving out the lesser thinkers for students to pursue on their own. Jones has chosen the latter tactic, making sure to provide bibliographic information for this task. This volume, 'The Classical mind', starts and ends in ancient Greece. Plato and Aristotle are well featured, to be sure, but the pre-Socratics and the post-Aristotilean thinkers are also discussed in great detail.Read more ›
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I have been reading philosophy for a long time now and occasionally, when I talk about it to my friends, I get asked where one can start when it comes to a massive subject like philosophy. Before this book, I would have a hard time pinpointing a good source for a newcomer because most books out there are either boring and dull college books or books that are way too complicated and wordy for anyone without a background to enjoy them.
This series turned out to be perfect for starting a journey in philosophy or brushing up on your ancient Greek philosophy - where it all started. It is a pity that it does not include some Eastern thought schools that are very important to explore but I suppose it had to limit itself on some scale. It is easy to comprehend, laid out rather nicely and often enough refers to former chapters so you don't lose the thread. Not only does it give paragraphs of good translations of the original texts from Plato and Aristotele etc, but it also enriches these thoughts with its own neat and current examples.
I highly recommend it. It was a very pleasant read.
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